With the growth currently experienced in Karamoja’s tourism industry, the demand for qualified and experienced tour guides and hospitality staff is on the increase. The reality is that the industry is growing faster than the amount of trained and certified indigenous people.
The Karamoja Tourism Academy development programme aims at bridging this gap by training learners in the relevant skills as well as creating the opportunity to gain the necessary experience to enter the market as a qualified tour guides and hospitality staff.
Regional Tourism Stakeholder workshop launching Karamoja Tourism Academy. The meeting was organised by ENABEL and Kara-Tunga / EyeOpenerWorks and took place 14th March 2019 in Leslona Hotel in Moroto. During the meeting we launched the Tourism Coordination Platform and The Karamoja Tourism Academy.
Mr. Bakker and dutch hiking tours organisation Bergwandelen.com are part of the Adventure Tourism Uganda project like Kara-Tunga. They are managing the hiking agenda of the project with a great focus on Karamoja as well.
Karamoja Guides for Uganda Tour Guide Training Assessors – Two years ago we founded the Karamoja Tourism Academy and relied heavily on people from other regions to assess our students. Today we’re celebrating the graduation of our very own Karamoja Guides for Tour Guide Training Assessors.
70 Students graduate Karamoja Hospitality Refresher Training by ‘Uganda Tourism Association‘ (UTA) and their post COVID-19 hospitality recovery strategy through skilling.
Hospitality Students of Karamoja Tourism Academy
Hospitality Students of Karamoja Tourism Academy – Meet the first class of graduates of the tourism and hospitality training at the Karamoja Tourism Academy in Northeastern Uganda.
With the growth currently experienced in Karamoja’s tourism industry, the demand for qualified and experienced tour guides and hospitality staff is on the increase. The reality is that the industry is growing faster than the amount of trained and certified indigenous people.
The Karamoja Tourism Academy development programme aims at bridging this gap by training learners in the relevant skills as well as creating the opportunity to gain the necessary experience to enter the market as a qualified tour guides and hospitality staff.
Find out more about the academy: kara-tunga.com/academy and Ukarimu curriculum ukarimuacademy.org
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